Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] [pers pn] with [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although Weinberger opposed it , he did not often do so with force : partly because , it seemed to him , nobody was foolish enough to propose it with much vehemence . |
| 2 | It will be easy enough to bleach them with some Milk of Magnesia the night before he comes home . |
| 3 | Later , I managed to contact him and after a preliminary meeting , which lasted some thirteen hours , he was gracious enough to supply me with large-scale copies of maps of the area for me to be able to check his work — generosity indeed ! |
| 4 | I did not take any of that seriously , though I would have had to be ice all through to hear it with utter in-difference . |
| 5 | Fixing me with a beady eye as soon as I had sat down , she leaned over to damn me with faint praise . |
| 6 | They had been advised not to keep them too cold and also to cover them with waxed paper . |
| 7 | While it may be pleasant to have a young exuberant puppy bounding out to greet you with great enthusiasm , you do not want a large adult dog behaving in a similar fashion , leaping up and bowling people onto the floor . |
| 8 | Experience was all , and I set out to grab it with both hands , drifting from country to country , from one relationship to another , a heedless , hedonistic round with never a thought for tomorrow . |
| 9 | I cried all day long and although Bessie tried hard to tempt me with nice things to eat or my favourite books , I took no pleasure in eating or even in reading . |
| 10 | He 's there to help you with any problems you have , did you know that ? ’ |